Learn how Pixar creates animated movies in their free online course

Students are taught how Pixar filmmakers use science, technology, engineering, art, and maths to create movie magic.

Disney Pixar and Khan Academy have teamed up to create a free online course, called Pixar in a Box, that teaches students how their movies are made, from the initial art to the final renderings.

Pixar in a Box is designed to help students answer an age old question: “why do I need to learn this stuff?” Our answer to this question is a series of interactive lessons, each of which demonstrate how a concept introduced in school is used for creative benefit at Pixar.

Although our lessons are designed and optimized for the individual learner, we are passionate about finding ways to plug Pixar in a Box into the home and classroom environment.

Each topic in the course is split into two levels. The first starts at a basic level and is generally suitable for all ages. The second level contains prerequisites that get progressively more difficult.